- ad infinitum: endlessly
- apportion: to divide and give out in shares
- bona fide: genuine or sincere
- buoyant: able to float easily
- clique: a small, exclusive group of people
- concede: to admit as true; to yield or submit
- congenial: getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant
- lofty: very high; noble
- migration: a movement from one country or region to another
- perceive: to be aware of through the senses, observe; to grasp mentally
- perverse: inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper
- prelude: an introduction; that which comes before or leads off
- rancid: stale; spoiled
- rustic: country-like, simple, plain, or awkward
- sever: to separate or divide into parts
- sordid: wretchedly poor; run-down, mean or selfish
- untenable: not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain
- versatile: able to do many things well; capable of many uses
- vindicate: to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; to defend successfully against opposition
- wane: to lose size, strength, or power